做鬼都唔靈 [－－－－灵]

Jyutping zou6 gwai2 dou1 m4 leng4
Pinyin zuò guǐ dōu wú líng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、俚語
    形容​一個​人​人生​失敗​，​失敗​到​就算​死​後​做鬼​都​無​乜​法力​。
    to be a complete failure in life; literally: even as a ghost, not a good trickster
    • 睇又唔睇得，打又唔打得，你真係做鬼都唔靈。
      睇又唔睇得，打又唔打得，你真系做鬼都唔灵。
      tai2 jau6 m4 tai2 dak1, daa2 jau6 m4 daa2 dak1, nei5 zan1 hai6 zou6 gwai2 dou1 m4 leng4.
      You are not handsome, and you can't fight, you have a complete failure in life.

做鬼都唔靈 [－－－－灵]

Jyutping zou6 gwai2 dou1 m4 ling4
Pinyin zuò guǐ dōu n2 líng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. this phrase means that no matter what is being done this time, there will not be any positive results
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    睇又唔睇得，打又唔打得，你真系做鬼都唔灵。
    睇又唔睇得，打又唔打得，你真係做鬼都唔靈。
    tai2 jau6 m4 tai2 dak1, daa2 jau6 m4 daa2 dak1, nei5 zan1 hai6 zou6 gwai2 dou1 m4 leng4.
    • You are not handsome, and you can't fight, you have a complete failure in life.